Perceptions of epigenetics.
A Bird - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
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Geneticists study the gene; however, for epigeneticists, there is no obvious' epigene'.
Nevertheless, during the past year, more than 2,500 articles, numerous scientific meetings
and a new journal were devoted to the subject of epigenetics. It encompasses some of the
most exciting contemporary biology and is portrayed by the popular press as a revolutionary
new science—an antidote to the idea that we are hard-wired by our genes. So what is
epigenetics?
Nevertheless, during the past year, more than 2,500 articles, numerous scientific meetings
and a new journal were devoted to the subject of epigenetics. It encompasses some of the
most exciting contemporary biology and is portrayed by the popular press as a revolutionary
new science—an antidote to the idea that we are hard-wired by our genes. So what is
epigenetics?
Abstract
Geneticists study the gene; however, for epigeneticists, there is no obvious' epigene'. Nevertheless, during the past year, more than 2,500 articles, numerous scientific meetings and a new journal were devoted to the subject of epigenetics. It encompasses some of the most exciting contemporary biology and is portrayed by the popular press as a revolutionary new science—an antidote to the idea that we are hard-wired by our genes. So what is epigenetics?
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